“No.”
“Did you have any dealings with her?”
“No.”
“When was the next time you met her?”
“At the next Grand Ball.”
“And did you converse then?”
“No.”
“Were your meetings thereafter similar?”
“Indeed.”
“When did this series of brief introductions end?”
“At this past Grand Ball.”
“What happened?”
“I greeted Mr. Anthony Spadros and his wife. Later, I asked Mr. Spadros for permission to dance with his wife. When I returned Mrs. Spadros to her husband, Master Jack Diamond accosted us and was removed by his brothers. Mr. Spadros invited me to sit with them, which I did briefly, then left. That was all.”
“I see. Yet you’ve sat here in this courtroom every day since these proceedings have begun. Why is that, sir?”
“I wished to offer support to Mr. Spadros and his wife. I’ve been unjus
